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Hambleton, Robin Cities and Communities Beyond COVID-19: How Local Leadership Can Change Our Future for the Better, Bristol: Bristol University Press, 2020; 171 pp.: 978-1-52921-585-4, £9.99 (pbk) COVID-19 has been a global disaster of the greatest possible magnitude. Also published in autumn 2020, Robin Hambleton's book is the first to discuss the implications of COVID-19 for local governance. [Extracted from the article]

The article reviews the book "Urban Canada: Sociological Perspectives," edited by Harry H. Hiller.

The article reviews the book "Transforming the City: Community Organizing and the Challenge of Political Change," edited by Marion Orr.

Reviews the book "Biology of Desert Invertebrates," by Clifford S. Crawford.

Reviews several books about urban political leadership. "Improving the Quality of Urban Management," edited by Willis D. Hawley and David Rogers; "Mayors in Action: Five Approaches to Urban Governance," by John P. Kotter and Paul R. Lawrence; "Racial Conflict and the American Mayor," by Charles H. Levine and "The Mayor's Mandate: Municipal Statecraft and Political Trust," by Ann L. Greer.

Reviews several books related to the establishment of towns. 'The British New Towns: A Programme Without a Policy,' by Meryl Aldridge; 'Planned Cities; New Towns in Britain and America,' by Carol Corden; 'The French New Towns,' by James M. Rubenstein.

GEOMORPHOLOGY by R. J. Chorley, S. A. Schumm and D. E. Sugden.’ 19 × 25 cm, xxiii and 605 pages. Methuen: London 1984 (ISBN 0 416 32590 4) $A39.95 (cloth). THEMES IN GEOMORPHOLOGY edited by A. F. Pitty. 13 × 21 cm, 280 pages. Croom Helm: London 1985 (ISBN 0 7099 2066 0) $A49.50 (cloth). DESERTS AND ARID LANDS edited by F. El‐Baz. 16 × 25 cm, vi and 222 pages. Nijhoff: The Hague 1984 (ISBN 90 247 2850 9) $US46.00 (cloth). COASTAL GEOMORPHOLOGY IN AUSTRALIA edited by B. G. Thorn. 16 × 24 cm, xv and 349 pages. Academic Press: Sydney 1984 (ISBN 0 12 687880 3) $A49.50 (cloth). KWONGAN: Plant Life on the Sandplain edited by J. S. Pate and J. S. Beard. University of Western Australia Press: Nedlands 1984 (ISBN 0 85564 230 0) $A25.00 (limp). THEMES IN BIOGEOGRAPHY edited by J. A. Taylor. 22 × 14 cm, xxvii and 404 pages. Croom Helm: London 1984 (ISBN 0 7099 2428 3) $A25.95 (limp). ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT: A Practical Guide by C. F. Porter. 22 × 15 cm, xiii and 269 pages. University of Queensland Press: St Lucia 1985 (ISBN 0 7022 1699 2) $A35.00 (cloth). THE CLIMATIC SCENE edited by M. J. Tooley and G. M. Sheail. 16 × 24 cm, xx and 306 pages. George Allen and Unwin: London 1985 (ISBN 0 04 551089 X) $A59.95 (cloth). VOLCANIC HAZARDS: A Sourcebook on the Effects of Eruptions by R. J. Blong. 24 × 15 cm, xvi and 424 pages. Academic Press: Sydney 1984 (ISBN 0 12 107180 4) $A68.00 (cloth). THE ECONOMICS OF BUSHFIRES: The South Australian Experience edited by D. T. Healey, F. G. Jarrett and J. M. McKay. 22 × 15 cm, x and 152 pages. Oxford University Press: Melbourne 1985 (ISBN 0 19 554669 5) $A19.99 (cloth). [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reviews the books "Finance and Governance of Capital Cities in Federal Systems," Volume 1, edited by Rupak Chattopadhyay and Enid Slack, part of the Thematic Issues in Federalism book series and "Local Government and Metropolitan Regions In Federal States," Volume 6, edited by Nico Steytler, part of A Global Dialogue on Federalism book series.

Reviews the book "Montréal: The Quest for a Metropolis," edited by R.J. Johnston and Paul Knox.

Reviews the book "Voluntary Organisation and Social Policy in Britain," edited by Margaret Harris and Colin Rochester.

The article reviews the book "Community Power in a Postreform City: Politics in New York City," by Robert F. Pecorella.

Reviews the book 'Welfare Policy Making and City Politics,' by Sharon P. Krefetz.

Reviews the book `Voices of Decline: The Postwar Fate of U.S. Cities,' by Robert A. Beauregard.

The article reviews the book "The Creation of a Federal Partnership: The Role of the States in Affordable Housing," by Margaret M. Brassil.

A review is presented of the book "Madison's Managers: Public Administration & the Constitution," by A. M. Bertelli and L. E. Lynn Jr.

The article reviews the book "Sustaining New Orleans: Literature, Local Memory, and the Fate of a City," by Barbara Eckstein.

Reviews two books on politics and society. `Independent Cities: Rethinking U.S. Urban Policy,' by Robert J. Waste; `The Political Economy of Special-Purpose Government,' by Kathryn A. Foster.

Reviews the book "Miles to Go: European and American Transportation Policies," by James M. Dunn.

Reviews the book 'Proteaceae of New South Wales,' edited by Gwen J. Harden, David W. Hardin and Dianne C. Godden.

Reviews the book 'Owner-Occupation in Britain,' by Stephen Merrett with Fred Gray.

Reviews the book 'Scarcity or Abundance? A Debate on the Environment,' by Norman Myers and Julian L. Simon.

Reviews the book 'Trashing the Planet: How Science Can Help Us Deal With Acid Rain, Depletion of the Ozone and Nuclear Waste,' by Dixy Lee Ray and Lou Guzzo.